Role
Primary
Nginx in the Moodle (buildable) stack
This page explains what Nginx means in the Moodle (buildable) stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
Nginx is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the Moodle (buildable) stack.
Base service
Nginx (buildable Moodle)
Type
service
Delivery
Prebuilt service image
Stack fit
How Nginx fits into this stack
Nginx is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the Moodle (buildable) stack.
This stack service is based on Nginx (buildable Moodle) and keeps the service-specific setup for Moodle (buildable) in one place.
It is linked to Moodle inside the stack.
Version policy
Available versions include 1.31, 1.30.
Inclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: Yes
Primary: Yes
Connections
backend: Moodle
Storage
This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.
Stack-specific technical details
Review the operational capabilities exposed by Nginx inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.
Configs
Keep service config files versioned with the stack instead of rebuilding them per environment.
Moodle preset
Main
Virtual host
Settings
Tune service behavior per environment while keeping one reusable stack baseline.
Nginx docroot
Default value: public.
Service links
See how services are wired together so dependencies stay consistent across environments.
Moodle
Linked to Moodle. Required.